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COMMUNITY consultations take place this week after plans were revealed to build a major solar farm on land off Long Lane, three-quarters of a mile west of Woodmansey. The project, covering 84 acres at White Hall Farm, would produce enough energy to power 7,500 homes per year and would also include a Battery Energy Storage System, with a capacity of up to 30 MW, to store energy and release it Read more

BEVERLEY Building Society’s first-ever Charity Golf Day raised more than £3,000 for its charity of the year, the Beverley Cherry Tree Community Centre. In total, 22 teams of four people took part in the event at Hessle Golf Club. The final total raised was £3,069.80 to help the Cherry Tree Centre’s work. It offers a wide range of services, from free advice on issues including money, housing and employment, food Read more

AVERAGE households in the East Riding could spend more than £3,700 per year on their energy bill when the new price cap comes into effect in October, analysis suggests. This is based on the new price cap due to come into force on October 1.  Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy figures show the average household in the East Riding used around 2,929.55 kilowatt-hours of electricity and 13,086.46 kWh Read more

POLICE stopped and searched 180 vehicles as part of an East Riding operation that focused on the theft of agricultural and plant machinery and vehicles. During the three days of the operation, one stolen trailer was recovered and another vehicle was seized, while a total of 14 traffic offence reports were also issued.  Machinery being recovered during the operation Pc Josh Fawcett, of the Rural Task Force, who led the Read more

BEVERLEY Pasture Masters have this week issued an appeal to drivers to take care and observe speed limits on The Westwood following the latest incident in which a cow was hit and subsequently died. The incident was described as a “hit and run”.  A spokesperson said: "The Beverley Pasture Masters would like to say to drivers that they should take care whilst travelling over The Westwood, adhere to the speed Read more

FREE COMPOST giveaways, run by East Riding Council, return in September, including a session at the council’s depot in Annie Reed Road, Beverley, on Saturday September 17 at 10am. In total, around 5,000 bags of compost will be given out at nine events across the county, with each resident entitled to two 15kg bags.  The compost given away is made up directly from the garden and food waste which residents Read more

THREE MORE good causes have benefitted from donations totalling £3,000 from the Tesco Beverley Grants Scheme. Beverley Manor Nursery School received £1,500 for the Beverley Food Pantry, the East Yorkshire Hygiene Bank received £1,000 to help provide hygiene products for those who cannot afford them and Woodmansey Primary School received £500 for their mental health and wellbeing resources project for their pupils.  Tesco Community Champion Dave Riley presents the cheque Read more

WORK will start next month on 300 new homes off Long Lane in Beverley, with the first sales expected to follow by the end of the year. For Bellway Homes, who say their Bishops Gate development will create 60 jobs during the construction phase, the project represents a £3.5 million investment, including £1.3 million in educational contributions, £228,000 towards the construction of a footbridge over the Hull to Scarborough rail Read more

BEVERLEY Minster’s Sanctuary Project Board has announced it has completed the development of the churchyard into a place of sanctuary and opened the south nave door near the font to provide an accessible entrance. Visitors to the Minster may now find sanctuary in this space with three newly-commissioned oak benches and steel planters.  A spokesperson told Beverley FM: “There’s an information board outlining the historic importance of this site and Read more